Duritakshaya, Duritakṣaya: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Duritakṣaya can be transliterated into English as Duritaksaya or Duritakshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaDuritakṣaya (दुरितक्षय):—Son of Mahāvīrya (one of the five sons of Manyu). His sons were named Trayyāruṇi, Kavi and Puṣkarāruṇi. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.21.19-20)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDuritakṣaya (दुरितक्षय).—A son of King Mahāvīrya. Duritakṣaya had three sons, Traiyyāruṇi, Kavi and Puṣkarāruṇi. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 9, Verse 19 and 21).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDuritakṣaya (दुरितक्षय).—A son of Mahāvīrya and father of Trayyāruṇi and others; attained Brahmaṇagati; see Durukṣaya.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 21. 19-20.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Duritakṣaya (दुरितक्षय):—[=dur-ita-kṣaya] [from dur-ita > dur] m. destruction of sin, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [ib.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshaya, Durita.
Full-text: Pushkararuni, Trayyaruni, Durukshaya, Kavi, Mahavirya.
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